Is Pakistan’s Problem Urdu? | Pervez Hoodbhoy
For Pakistan’s founders, Urdu was to be the glue cementing together the new country. The pre-partition Muslim League rejected suggestions …
Read MoreThe Economy and National Security | M Ziauddin
Very rarely have we seen economy being given much importance while formulating our defence and foreign policies. On the other …
Read MoreExpanding World of Nuclear Power Plants | Editorial
ACCORDING to President of China National Nuclear Corp, his country has set an ambitious target of building around 30 nuclear …
Read MoreGetting Kashmir’s Priorities to the Table | Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai
With India and Pakistan engaging in small talk, holding hands and contemplating (maybe) a discussion of their differences over Kashmir, …
Read MoreOne-Belt One-Road: A Ride Through the Well-Connected Region – OpEd | Nasurullah Brohi
The One-Belt One-Road initiative has significantly come up with the manifold opportunities enabling China to connect with the rest of …
Read MoreA Bad Decision
The decision to defer the planned and imminent census indefinitely may prove to be one of the worst decisions taken …
Read MoreHEC’s Rankings | Idrees Khawaja
IF a student secures admission in an MBA programme of Lums, IBA and Iqra University then he or she should …
Read MoreReforming the Lower Cadre of Bureaucracy | Naima Ahmed
In Pakistan, are the positions of patwari, station house officer (SHO), nurse, and a school teacher viewed with the same …
Read MoreEducation in a Shambles | Express Tribune Editorial
Education is under attack in Pakistan. Not just from the terrorists who continue to target centres of learning based on …
Read MoreEnergy and Security | Raashid Wali Janjua
Energy politics and policy ambivalence have landed the country in a situation in which the future looks increasingly bleak, despite …
Read MorePolicy Framework for the Budget | Ishrat Husain
THE annual budget is not only a statement of revenues, expenditures, fiscal deficit and government borrowings but also a powerful …
Read MorePakistan Navy in the Arabian Sea | Irfan Ahmed
Doing its job the best way it can Arabian Sea is today one of the most important region in terms …
Read MoreA Viable Kashmir Policy? | Dr Syed Nazir Gilani
This article takes further and examines the merits of the views expressed by Director General Strategic Studies Institute and MNA …
Read MoreTesting Times for Government | Farhat Ali
The year 2016 started with some tough rides for the federal government in power. The first one being the unprecedented …
Read MoreFarewell To Arms? | Editorial
Pakistan has made it into the top ten of another list we can’t really say we are proud of. Pakistan …
Read MoreThe Literature Divide | Ayesha Siddiqa
Natural selection is history’s critical method to choose survivors. And yet, the outcome of the rigorous pruning process seems more …
Read MoreThe Literature Divide | Ayesha Siddiqa
Pakistan appears to be vying to be recognised as a normal country. Consequently, several literary festivals are held throughout the …
Read MoreCombating Extremism With Anthropology | Hamza Siddiq
Pakistan is no exception to the cancer of fractious and fanatical extremism. From unabated sectarian violence and the persecution of …
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